Exclusive: How Nigeria’s ‘smooth’ election nearly went wrong
ABUJA (Reuters) – As Muhammadu Buhari closed in on Nigeria’s presidency, an aide to election commission chairman Attahiru Jega sent a text message to an independent voting monitor, warning of an imminent threat to the electoral process.
Russia hopes U.N. Syria talks will lead to united fight with IS
GENEVA (Reuters) – Latest U.N. efforts to resolve the Syria crisis could succeed this time and lead to a united front against Islamic State followed by a political transition, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said.
Russia will not penalize France over Mistral decision: Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will not impose penalties against France over its failure to fulfill a 1.2 billion euro contract to supply two Mistral helicopter carriers, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday
Possible visit by Kosovo’s Thaci puts old foe Serbia in a bind
PRISTINA/BELGRADE (Reuters) – Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci, who led a guerrilla insurgency against Serbia, hopes to pay a landmark visit to Belgrade next week for a conference, an adviser said on Thursday, despite calls for his arrest.
Half Yemeni population is going hungry as violence worsens: WFP
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Worsening violence in Yemen has made almost half the country’s population “food insecure”, with flour shortages, closed shops and disrupted supply routes driving up food prices, the United Nations World Food Progra…
Migrant children test Europe as Mediterranean crisis worsens
CALTAGIRONE, Italy (Reuters) – Sixteen-year-old orphan Ishmael Bangura fled Sierra Leone in July when the Ebola virus killed eight members of his household.
Palestinian rams car into bus stop, killing Israeli
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Police said on Thursday a Palestinian whose car struck people at a Jerusalem bus stop, killing an Israeli, appeared to have driven into them deliberately.
Chinese president to visit Pakistan, hammer out $46-billion deal
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will launch energy and infrastructure projects worth $46 billion on a visit to Pakistan next week as China cements links with its old ally and generates opportunities for firms hit by slack growth at h…
Indonesian parliament approves new police chief after graft scandal
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament on Thursday approved President Joko Widodo’s new candidate for national police chief, after the leader was forced to withdraw his previous nominee due to his tainted record.
Lebanese journalist accused of exposing Hariri witnesses
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A Lebanese reporter and her TV station went on trial on Thursday accused of jeopardizing the case against the alleged killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri by trying to expose witnesses.
